Chapter 109: The Panda Band
The current reality is that the creation of Chinese music is a bit lacking, which has caused the music market to be a little tired in the past two or three years.
In the past two or three months, I have been stimulated by Zheng Rui, and there are signs of returning to Suzhou.
The older generation of creators has gradually withdrawn, some have closed their pens, some have not kept up with the trend of the times and have been eliminated, and some are in a state of semi-retirement.
For example, their Rolling Stone Music, the music master they used to worship, both in terms of production and song quality, has declined, after all, it has reached a certain age.
Other music creators are also not very powerful, which is also an important factor in the decline of Rolling Stone.
And the new generation of creators is still a toddler and has not reached a certain level. Of course, Zheng Rui is an exception. Moreover, the music composed by the younger generation is somewhat in conflict with the tradition of the Rolling Stones.
Today's young people don't seem to have much interest in rock and roll, and they just engage in hip-hop all day long. It's just that this is not what their company singers are good at, so no particularly popular works have come out in the past two years.
Qian Bao's plan is to build Zheng Rui into a new generation of music creators in their company.
He had studied Zheng Rui's music, and in general, the style was still that of an old song, which was very suitable for their company's philosophy. In addition, judging from Zheng Rui's songs, the market response is also very good.
Qian Bao knew that as long as the quality was passable, he did not say that the music was outdated. The radicals of the company are clamoring for reform every day, to conform to the trend of the times, to develop diversified music, and to focus on creating hip-hop culture.
But how easy is it to say reform? Many singers are already stereotyped.
Like many old singers, groups, and bands in the company, they have their own style labels, can they be changed at will?
Unfortunately, Zheng Rui explicitly rejected his request. Qian Bao can only settle for the next best thing, and everyone cooperates with each other.
Before coming to meet Zheng Rui, he was entrusted to ask Zheng Rui to help write a rock song. It was one of the more important bands in their company, and it was about to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
They hope that they can come up with a good song and give back to those fans who still support them silently.
"It's better for the band. Qian Bao added.
Zheng Rui's heart moved: "Panda Band?"
The Panda Band is an old band, and when it was established, Zheng Rui was not yet born. When I was young, this band had a glorious time and often listened to their songs.
Once, this band represented China and once broke out of Asia.
It's just that at the most glorious time, one of the members of the band died suddenly, and it has not been able to cheer up for the past ten years, and there is even news that it is going to disband.
Qian Bao nodded and said heavily: "Well, after Huang Anhua left, the band lost a core. ”
Huang Anhua is the music creator of the Panda Band, specializing in writing songs suitable for his band, and is one of the core figures of the band. His death was undoubtedly a very big blow to the band.
Another core, Huang Anhua's brother Huang Zhenhua, is the lead singer of the band, with his unique hoarse voice and trembling to the tail note, he became the most powerful superstar in China at that time.
But a good singer, without good music, is also destined to stand out from the public.
Because of the death of his brother, Huang Zhenhua is actually a little disheartened, over the years, there have been fewer and fewer concerts, but he is obsessed with doing various charity activities.
The company plans to hold a 30th anniversary concert for them, but Huang Zhenhua is still very hesitant, does he want to keep frying the previous cold rice? It seems that he is sympathetic and sells feelings, which makes him very uncomfortable.
"It's a pity! Our band is almost going to become a palace-level band. Qian Bao's tone revealed infinite regret.
If Huang Anhua hadn't died, the band might have been a cultural symbol of a Chinese-language band.
"Zhenhua has high requirements for songs, and the company invited him a lot of songs, which he can't look at. Some time ago, he listened to your "Ordinary Road" and appreciated it greatly, so he ......"
So they feel that Huang Zhenhua should not refuse the song written by Zheng Rui.
In fact, there were once two songs that could be popular, but they were all pushed away by Huang Zhenhua because they were not suitable for their band's style, which made the company very helpless.
Listening to Qian Bao's words, Zheng Rui thought of another time and space - a band on the earth, which was amazingly consistent.
Of course, there are big differences. The band on Earth seems to say that the death of the lead singer led to the decline and disbandment. is also a pair of brothers, but the band over there, the lead singer and the creator are all one person, so when the soul character leaves, the band is completely difficult to support.
Unlike the panda band in their world, at least the lead singer is still there, and the band will not completely lose its value.
Zheng Rui also knows very well that fans are waiting for the revival of this band, which is the expectation of many fans.
He also included a few songs from the band on Earth, but he took them out directly, otherwise it would be too worthless, after all, he also liked those songs as much.
So, he shook his head: "I haven't thought about the band's songs for a long time. However, since you said it, I can try. ”
Qian Bao was not surprised by this answer and knew about Zheng Rui. used to be a group, but that was also his sadness, so it's normal not to write songs about groups and bands.
He was just about to speak, when his mobile phone rang suddenly, and when he saw the caller ID, his face couldn't help but show surprise.
Say sorry to Zheng Rui, and then walk to the side to answer: "Zhenhua, what's the matter?" I'm talking to Zheng Rui about your song. ”
In private, he and Huang Zhenhua are actually very good friends. However, it was not Huang Zhenhua who asked him to ask Zheng Rui to write a song, but Huang Zhenhua's agent.
The two muttered for a while, and Qian Bao handed the phone to Zheng Rui: "Zhenhua wants to chat with you, do you mind?"
Zheng Rui hurriedly shook his head: "My honor! Brother Hua, hello!"
Huang Zhenhua's voice is very special, even if he usually speaks, his voice is the same taste, slightly hoarse.
"Hehe! Brother Rui, I will call you that! Don't be so restrained, Le Zai told me that you are an easy-going person, unfortunately, I am too, so everyone feel free to ......"
Huang Zhenhua spoke very gently, as if he was talking to an old friend, giving people a very comfortable feeling. It's no wonder that he is known as the most popular person in the entertainment industry.
He called, mainly because he wanted to say a few words to Zheng Rui in person, otherwise he felt too insincere.
In addition, I also asked Zheng Rui to relax, help if he can write, and don't force it too much. In fact, I didn't want to put pressure on Zheng Rui.
"If you have time, come to Hong Kong Island and exchange music, "Ordinary Road" and "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" are great......"
There is a lot of chatter, but it doesn't make people feel bored, like a big brother next door telling some small things.